Electrophysiologic characteristics of human atrium during chronic atrial fibrillation;Caratteristiche elettrofisiologiche dell'atrio durante fibrillazione atriale cronica nell'uomo

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 270-277

  Pandozi, Claudio ^a,b   Bianconi, Leopolde ^a   Villani, Mauro ^a   Castro, Antonio ^a   Toscano, Salvatore ^a   Altamura, Giuliano ^a   Jesi, Anna P ^a   Auriti, Antonio ^a   Gentilucci, Giuseppe ^a   Magris, Barbara ^a   Santini, Massimo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Dispersion of refractoriness; Local capture

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031090736     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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